# Oil rises on diesel demand boost in sparse holiday trade | Reuters

> Oil settled higher in thin holiday trading as traders bet that colder weather across the US and Europe would lift diesel and natural gas demand. US ULSD futures rose 2.5% to their highest level since early November, and US natural gas reached its highest since January 2023.

- Date: 2024-12-30 · published 2024-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27157-oil-rises-on-diesel-demand-boost-in-sparse-holiday-trade-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-weather demand expectations lift crude and distillate prices, which raises input costs for freight, fertilizer and fuel across feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-01-09 | [Oil settles up 1% as cold weather in US, Europe drives winter fuel demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10347-oil-settles-up-1-as-cold-weather-in-us-europe-drives-winter-fuel-demand-reuters.md) | +7.8% | -2.7% |
| BRENT | 2021-02-15 | [Oil hits pandemic high as winter storm pushes demand and poses production risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48835-oil-hits-pandemic-high-as-winter-storm-pushes-demand-and-poses-production-risk.md) | +0.7% | +10.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-16 | [Oil prices rise as supply risk remain in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11394-oil-prices-rise-as-supply-risk-remain-in-focus.md) | -0.3% | +5.7% |
| BRENT | 2020-08-28 | [-Oil prices dip as producers, refiners avoid worst of hurricane \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51781-oil-prices-dip-as-producers-refiners-avoid-worst-of-hurricane-reuters.md) | -3.5% | -7.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-12 | [Oil rises 2% as storm batters US Gulf of Mexico production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10166-oil-rises-2-as-storm-batters-us-gulf-of-mexico-production.md) | +5.1% | +9.0% |
| WTI | 2025-01-09 | [Oil settles up 1% as cold weather in US, Europe drives winter fuel demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10347-oil-settles-up-1-as-cold-weather-in-us-europe-drives-winter-fuel-demand-reuters.md) | +9.1% | -4.0% |
| WTI | 2021-02-15 | [Oil hits pandemic high as winter storm pushes demand and poses production risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48835-oil-hits-pandemic-high-as-winter-storm-pushes-demand-and-poses-production-risk.md) | +3.6% | +9.9% |
| WTI | 2026-01-16 | [Oil prices rise as supply risk remain in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11394-oil-prices-rise-as-supply-risk-remain-in-focus.md) | +2.8% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-inches-lower-thin-trade-investors-eye-china-us-data-2024-12-30/

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